Bronx · Historic destination
Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum
4199 Webster Avenue · Bronx, New York City
Explore notable memorial architecture, cultural history and an arboretum on a respectful walk or guided tour.
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NYFE Summary
Woodlawn is an active cemetery and an arboretum. People buried here include musicians Celia Cruz, Miles Davis and Irving Berlin, journalist Nellie Bly and women’s rights campaigner Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Their graves sit among family mausoleums, memorial sculpture and planted landscapes.
The arboretum contains hundreds of kinds of trees and shrubs. Trees are labeled and mapped, and a self-guided Tree Walk identifies examples such as weeping beeches and white oaks. Guided tours cover different parts of the cemetery’s history. Visitors who want to take photographs should request the cemetery’s photography form at the administration office.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
Plan a visit
Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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